Our Mission

Many find this mission meaningless and seemingly it is; however, there is more to our venture than aimlessly driving around hoping to stumble across the region's favorite convenient store.

We have raised funds for a disease that has affected many of us in one way or another- cancer. Wawa Corportate has been extremely receptive of our efforts and have agreed to match what we have spent on our journey as well as donate an additional $10,000 to Melanoma International Foundation.

July 11, 2008

Yesterday at the Newtown Square Wawa, I performed the most irritating act. I handed the cashier 10 nickles, 33 pennies and 5 dimes. To the cashier's credit, he laid each coin on the counter and proceeded to add up the amount.

I normally know better than to present such an absurd quantity of change; but in my defense, I had lost my wallet and had no other means to make a purchase.

I was hated by about 10 people that day, but I wound up getting a 16 oz coffee out of the experience.

I just figured out how to use your map!!!!!.. You have NOT visited the store where I work. It is on Rosewood Avenue in Trevose, PA!!! and is marked unvisited. It would be amazing and you would probably raise a lot more money if Wawa employes (who have a little influence on Wawa Corporate) actually knew what you were doing!! and why you were doing it! Good Luck and raise lots of money!!

Thanks so much for your interest. Many people ask us if we tell the wawa employees and really we never have. I guess we feel like it would be difficult to explain it each time we enter a store. When we go to Trevose we will defnitely look for you!

The Rules

1. Only the 5 established team members (Jill, Mary, Emily, Andi and Ann) can participate.

2. A reciept must be obtained from the Wawa visited. In other words, you must purchase something even if it's a 15 cent peppermint patty or now and later.

3. We have 3 years to complete the mission so our projected end date is January 2010.

4. Report your visit to the recorder (Jill) after each visit and the spreadsheet will be updated bi-monthly.

5. Each participant will hold onto the receipts she has accumulated. Eventually she will tally the amount she has spent thus far so the total amount of the venture could be contributed towards a cancer foundation.